14.1% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3141, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3141, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in postcode 3141 compared to the rest of the country. While about 14.1% of the community volunteers, the area is marked by very low rates of unpaid childcare and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates in the area have fallen by 4.4 percentage points since 2011. Now, 14.1% of people volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure but lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 11.8% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, those doing over 15 hours of housework or providing other unpaid care are well below state and national levels.
8.9% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.8% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.7% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.2% of the population. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 3141, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3141/3141-vic/topic/community